HR Manager

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches, and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality, and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

​The Human Resources Manager is responsible for ensuring that HR management strategy and functions are carried out effectively within the DRC Country Office, in order to achieve the organization’s business objectives. Responsible to ensure that the HR policies and practices are understood and applied effectively, fairly and cost-efficiency throughout the office. To be responsible for developing, maintaining and implementing essential HR Management, Employee Information management and HR administrative and operational systems within the country and to enable the team to function smoothly and effectively. Proactively taking responsibility for making things work, for example managing the internal and external relationships that are relevant to people management and the performance of the relevant external suppliers and service providers. It is responsible for the provision of Tier 1 HR management in-country and is a member of the country leadership team. The role works closely with the Global/Regional/Africa HR functions.​

About you

You are great at problem-solving skills and the ability to plan and reason, identify problems and come up with solutions. You are people-focused and customer-oriented. You are awesome at building relationships (internal and external) and supporting the Country Manager and the SMT to keep teams energized for effective programme delivery.

You have an understanding of how INGOs work. You are methodological and pay attention to detail. You have great multi-tasking skills and flexibility as well as an ability to juggle many pieces of work at the same time, some unexpected, and still provide effective and timely delivery in an often-volatile context

You possess good knowledge of current DRC employment legislation and practice

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid’s Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid’s Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Competency questions

As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:

Tell us about a time when you had to build relationships with different individuals or other organisations to further your own organisation’s goals

• What was the context?
• What were your responsibilities?
• What actions did you take? Why?
• What were the results of your actions? How did you know you had furthered your organisation’s goals?

Please give us an example of a time when you found ways to achieve more effective outcomes by using existing resources in a new or different way

• What was the context?
• What was your task?
• What action(s) did you take?
• How successful were you? What was the impact of your actions?

Give us an example of when you demonstrated an understanding of how personal and external factors affect other people’s communication needs and styles and how you managed those differences to ensure that everyone was heard

• What was the context? Who were the different people and what different needs and styles did they represent?
• What was your task?
• What actions did you take to ensure that everyone was heard and felt heard?
• How successful were you? How did you know?